ERZBERG

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“I’ll put it this way—the four hours given to finish Erzberg was much harder than a four-hour segment atRomaniacs. Erzberg is a high-intensity interval, whereRomaniacs is a four-day game of chess with high-intensity sections. I’m not sure how often my heart ratedropped under 160 at Erzberg, where at Romaniacsthere are sections to catch your breath. Romaniacsdemands skill, endurance, strategy and mental[toughness] to make it through each and every day.”“The toughest part of Erzberg was a tie between Carl’s Diner and Downtown. Carl’s Diner was hardbecause it was over an hour, three times through anda massive rock field that felt never-ending. Downtownwas almost impossible to ride through withoutassistance, because the entire top layer of soil hadbeen scraped away by the 20 guys who went throughthere before me. It was basically a sheet of ice, greaseand mud where I had to team up with two French ridersto get through the section.”“I went on to win King of Kings in 2008 on my stock sled, which is very rare. In order to win King ofKings at the Jackson Hole World Championship Hill-Climb, a racer must first win a Pro class, then competeagainst the other class winners of 600 Stock, 700Stock, 800 Stock, 1000 Stock, Pro Masters Stock andPro Seniors Stock to win the Stock King title. Once theStock King, Improved King and Mod King are decided,the three kings race against one another for the Kingof Kings title. This particular year was a deep snowyear, with 4-foot trenches and vertical headwalls, and Iended up being the only one to make it up and over themountain and took the title!”